Morning photo: Sunset, moonrise …

OK, so this is actually a sunrise picture, which doesn't fit in with the post headline, but I love the lighting in this wintry shot and am hoping to see more of this in the next few days.

SUMMIT COUNTY — Going back through the archives from the last couple of weeks made me realize that we have had some winter weather — it’s just been quite a bit more sporadic than last year. The weather folks are all talking about a big change in the pattern this weekend and into next week, with a chance for some storms to pass through the area on a regular basis, but we’ve heard that often — too often this year to get excited about it at this early stage. Meanwhile, the quality of the light is definitely shifting a bit as we move out of solstice shadows and inexorably toward spring.

A winter evening in Frisco, Colorado.One of the most intense sunsets in the past few days bathed the land and sky with an almost surreal pinkish glow.Tuesday's sunset unfolded with a mellow start, viewed from the Taco Bell parking lot in Frisco.Just a tinge of alpenglow up in the Snake River headwaters country.Guyot and Baldy.Again, in deepening twilight.Night lights at Keystone, visible from the I-70 overlook.Full moonrise in Colorado.